Posted 5 months ago
Heavy Duty Mechanic (Off Road)
@ Bouchier
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Overview
Bouchier is hiring a full-time Heavy Duty Mechanic (Off Road) at its Fort McKay, Alberta site for 12-hour dayshifts. The role covers repairs, diagnostics and maintenance of heavy equipment, trucks and trailers, with mentoring of apprentices. The posting lists vacation pay at 6%, a $500 LOA, health, dental and pension benefits after three months, and overtime available but not guaranteed.
Responsibilities:
- Inspect, diagnose and repair heavy equipment, trucks and trailers
- Read schematics and manufacturer repair manuals
- Operate hoists and lifts to position machinery parts
- Diagnose electrical, mechanical and hydraulic faults
- Mentor apprentices and less experienced technicians
Requirements summary:
- Red Seal or Alberta Journeyperson as Heavy-Duty Technician
- Off-Road Certificate required
- Minimum 5 years of experience
- Valid First Aid, Class 5 licence, CSO and WHMIS
- Ability to lift 50 pounds or more
- Fluent English
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · bamboohr
- Employer posting date
- 2026-06-16
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-13
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Red Seal, Journeyperson, Off-Road Certificate, CVIP, First Aid, Class 5 |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Wellness |
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Bouchier
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100% Indigenous Owned, leaders in Contracting and Facility Management.
Full company description
Bouchier Canada’s leading Indigenous & integrated site services business, exceeding expectations relating to safety and service delivery, while inspiring and supporting our culture and communities. We provide “one-stop” solutions all under one roof. This gives us the ability to provide customized service solutions as well as the capability to design, engineer, execute and maintain a project from start to finish. Our 2 Streams of Business CONTRACTING Services: Providing heavy equipment and construction related services including road maintenance, snow removal, general contracting, excavation and reclamation. FACILITY Management (FM) SERVICES: Strategic asset planning and all hard and soft management from logistics to site support to renovations The Bouchier Core Values We Care: We care: We believe in doing the right things in the right way. We care deeply about our people, our community and our environment. We Inspire: We encourage and are committed to building mutually beneficial, long-term relationships that help create a better place for us all. We Deliver: We provide customized solutions locally, to the highest standards of safety and quality, through a full-range of support services.
- LinkedIn followers
- 8,042
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 466
- Reported office locations
- PO Box 6607, Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 5N4, CA
- Business categories
- Construction
- Project Management
- Civil Engineering
- Other recorded names
- Bouchier
- Specialties
- Road Maintenance & Snow Removal
- Earthworks & Civil Construction
- Fleet Maintenance
- Facility Maintenance
- Engineering Procurement
- and EPC Services
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Bouchier Canada’s leading Indigenous & integrated site services business, exceeding expectations relating to safety and service delivery, while inspiring and supporting our culture and communities. We provide “one-stop” solutions all under one roof. This gives us the ability to provide customized service solutions as well as the capability to design, engineer, execute and maintain a project from start to finish…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Fort McMurray, Alberta |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1998 |
| Specialties | Road Maintenance & Snow RemovalEarthworks & Civil ConstructionFleet MaintenanceFacility MaintenanceEngineering Procurementand EPC Services |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 22 |
| View page |
Company Description:
Launched in 1998 with nothing more than a used Caterpillar dozer and an entrepreneurial spirit, Bouchier has grown to be a leading provider of integrated site services to the Athabasca Oil Sands region.
From our head office in Fort McKay, Alberta, the company now employs more than 1200 dedicated team members and commands a fleet of over 425 pieces of equipment.
With a strong belief in doing the right things in the right way, Bouchier is now one of the largest companies owned and operated by Indigenous peoples in the area providing contracting, construction, and general site services.
Position Summary:
Type: Full Time
Location: Fort McKay
Schedule: Dayshift, 12 hour days
Compensation Details:
- Vacation pay at 6% - paid out bi-weekly upon start date
- $500 LOA – no waiting period
- Health & Dental and Long-Term Disability Benefits – eligible after 3 months of continuous service
- Employer paid Insurances
- RPP (Registered Pension Plan) with company matching - eligible after 3 months of continuous service
- Employer paid Employee Assistance Program
Other Incentives:
- Progression and development opportunities
- Safety Recognition
- Company support for recertification of required tickets
- Bouchier welcome gift and company swag
- Overtime available but not guaranteed
- Accommodations provided if required
Role Summary:
Bouchier is looking for a Heavy Equipment Technician who is upbeat, energetic, confident, self-motivated and reliable. We require a technician who performs their tasks efficiently, to the best of their ability with a high standard of quality along with strong problem-solving skills and can work as part of a team or by alone. A technician who is well versed in all aspects of repairs to trucks, trailers and equipment from basic maintenance to engine repairs, electrical and diagnostics.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Ensures all Workplace Safety, Environmental and National Safety Code Policies and Regulations are being adhered to
- Read diagrams/schematics and manufacturers repair manuals for work procedures
- Operate a hoist and lift device to position machinery parts in a safe manner
- Inspect and examine vehicles and equipment
- Lubricate, service, diagnose, repair, assemble, and maintain vehicles and equipment
- D8 Dozers and down
- 40 Ton Rock Truck/Wiggle Wagons
- 966 Loaders and down
- Highway Trucks and Trailers/Plow Trucks
- Various other pieces of smaller equipment
- Timely and accurate diagnosis and repair including computer connection/diagnosis with machine to identify fault codes
- Stay ahead of changes to industry standards
- Provides guidance and instruction to less experienced, or apprentice maintenance personnel
- Performing hands on maintenance and repairs of all equipment
- Diagnosing electrical, mechanical and hydraulic troubles
- Making repairs according to the manufacturer’s specifications
- Suggest positive changes to policy and procedures as required
- Initiative, diligence and reliability
- Provide training, mentorship and support for Apprentices as required
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Must have a Journeyperson Interprovincial Red Seal Certificate as Heavy-Duty Technician or an Alberta Journeyperson
- Off-Road Certificate is required.
- On highway with CVIP certification is an asset.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience
- Valid First Aid certificate
- Able to dismantle and reassemble equipment using hoists and hand tools
- Knowledge and experience operating all equipment for positioning and diagnosing purposes
- Welding/cutting experience is an asset
- Ability to lift 50 pounds or more
- Good organizational and leadership skills
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to work alone & get along well with others on a work team
- Valid Class 5 Driver’s License
- CSO (Common Safety Orientation) certificate is required
- WHMIS
- All applicants must have the ability to speak, read and write fluently in English.
Application Instructions:
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Until Suitable Candidate is found. Typically our postings stay open for 2 weeks.
Please apply online: Via: bouchier.ca/careers
Please follow us on Facebook at https://m.facebook.com/BouchierGroup/
The Bouchier Group would like to thank all applicants who apply to our postings. Please note that only those selected for interviews will be contacted directly. No phone calls please
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